WINTER 2008  Full magazine publication (pdf,  4.1 meg) 

INDUSTRY PLAYERS: Emerging, long-standing sectors define a region  (pdf, 1.5 meg)

Identifying defining industries and understanding changes can provide context for growth and help recognize future risks to the region.

Further resources:

• The Tenth District's Defining Industries: How Are They Changing?

• The Tenth District's defining industries: Changes and opportunities for rural communities

CARD CARRYING CONSUMERS: Stored-value cards go beyond the mall  (pdf, 729 kb)

Now more than ever consumers have electronic options in a variety of capacities, including the doctor's office and at work.

Further resources:

• Stored-value: A card for every reason

ECONOMICS OF DIVERSITY: Differences can be costly if not managed effectively (pdf, 344kc)

Workplace diversity may be necessary to conduct business as the marketplace continues to grow more global.

 

FARM TO (GLOBAL) MARKET: Technology spurs innovation in rural areas  (pdf, 894 kb)

These days, the benefits of the Internet and other advances aren't out of reach as they once were.

Further resources:

• The power of technological innovation in rural America

UPDATE: Foreclosure forum discussion is part of Kansas City Fed's ongoing efforts  (pdf, 349 kb)

In the midst of the foreclosure surge, consumer education is the key to prevention, but help is available to those facing default.

Further resources:

• 2007 Jackson Hole Symposium, "Housing, housing finance & monetary policy"